Pete Seeger - Song Quotes

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If I've got a talent, it's for picking the right song at the right time for the right audience. And I can always seem to get people to sing with me.

Pete Seeger

I'd really rather put songs on people's lips than in their ears.

Pete Seeger

At the audition, your assignment is to find something new in the song. Something you've never noticed before. A breath carried over, a thought that ties the whole thing together. Then take the risk and do it.

Pete Seeger

A good song can only do good, and I am proud of the songs I have sung. I hope to be able to continue singing these songs for all who want to listen, Republicans, Democrats, and independents.

Pete Seeger

In the largest sense, every work of art is protest. … A lullaby is a propaganda song and any three-year-old knows it. … A hymn is a controversial song — sing one in the wrong church: you'll find out. …

Pete Seeger